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Mercer Board member resigns

By TOM LAVENTURE

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MERCER, Wis. — A member of the Mercer School Board has resigned for personal reasons, according to a letter presented to the board at Monday’s school board meeting.

The school board 4-0 approved the resignation announcement of board member Jeff Nehring. Nehring, who was not present, is a recently retired dentist, who was reelected to a three year term on the school board in the April 7, 2020, election following an earlier appointment to the board.

In a letter from Nehring to School Board President Robert Davis he stated it was with “deep regret” t...